"The Bidding" is a song by American rock band Tally Hall. It was released on October 24, 2005 as track 5 of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. The song was written by Joe Hawley with vocals led by Hawley, Rob Cantor, and Zubin Sedghi. It received generally positive reception, amassing over 171 million streams on Spotify and 27 million plays on YouTube.[1][2] In 2019, the song became a viral song on the social media platform TikTok, with many using the beginning verse and two ending verses as a sped-up soundbite on the site.[3][4]
| "The Bidding" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Tally Hall | |
| from the album Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum | |
| Released | October 24, 2005[1] |
| Studio |
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| Genre | |
| Length | 2:29, 2:40 (re-issue) |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Hawley |
| Producer(s) | Chris Shaw & Tally Hall |
| Audio | |
| "The Bidding" on YouTube | |
Background and composition
editIn early 2005, "The Bidding" was released on Broadjam as a solo demo by Hawley. The demo features some different melodies and lyrics, most notably missing any lyrical outro. A demo later released on Tally Hall's third EP, The Pingry EP, features a full band recording from a University of Michigan studio with updated lyrics. The track would be re-recorded a third time with finalized details, such as the inclusion of Ross Federman's vocals in the bridge.[5] This would be the version featured on Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum.
After signing with Atlantic Records, Tally Hall was approved to re-record the song a fourth time at Stratosphere Sound Recording Studios in NYC. "The Bidding" is composed in 4
4 common time and in the key of A minor. The tempo of the original recording is 186 beats per minute (bpm), while its 2008 counterpart has a tempo of 175 beats per minute.
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Tally Hall
- Rob Cantor – lead vocals, guitar
- Joe Hawley – lead vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Zubin Sedghi – lead vocals, bass
- Ross Federman – drums, percussion, auctioneer voice
- Andrew Horowitz – keyboards
Other musicians
- Bora Karaca – choir
- Chris Shaw[a] – rock guitar, mixing engineer, producer
- Greg Calbi - mastering
- Steve Peterson - trombone
- David Tenerelli - trumpet
- Matt Lyon - tuba
- Jason Ceo - choir
- Greg Jaffe - choir
- Donald Milton III - choir
- Michael Steelman - choir
- Victor Szabo - choir
- Brett Trzcinski - choir
- Tim Wagner - choir
- Jon Zande - choir
- ^ 2008 version only
Charts
edit| Chart (2020-2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungary Top 100 Rock Songs (Apple Music)[7] | 75 |
| Norway Top 100 Rock Songs (iTunes)[8] | 51 |
| Vietnam Top 100 Rock Songs (Apple Music)[9] | 95 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum - Album by Tally Hall". Spotify. October 24, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Bidding - YouTube". Spotify. February 21, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Pramik, Wendy (January 28, 2022). "She heard about it on TikTok from a Michigan-based rock band she likes called Tally Hall". Cleveland. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Bidding Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Ross is the auctioneer, retrieved 2023-08-14
- ^ Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Media notes). Tally Hall. Atlantic. 2008.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Hungary Apple Music Top 100 Rock Songs Chart". Top Charts. February 6, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Norway iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs Chart". Top Charts. May 31, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Vietnam Apple Music Top 100 Rock Songs Chart". Top Charts. February 6, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Tally Hall – The Bidding". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
External links
edit- Tally Hall official website
- Tally Hall on Needlejuice Records
- "The Bidding" on the Needlejuice Records Bandcamp